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  • Traditional programs for gifted children have been criticized for relying on narrow criteria of ability and achievement and for under-identifying disadvantaged students. Alternative programs have provided little follow up to demonstrate long term outcomes. This study examined the achievement, academic and career aspirations, and self concept of rural, low income, gifted students upon completion of high school. These students had been identified at the end of third grade utilizing distinctive, comprehensive strategies and had been exposed to a specially designed curriculum intervention from fourth through sixth grade, followed up by modified science classes in 8th and 9th grades. The 28 students in this special program (SPRING) who were available at the completion of high school were compared with a more traditionally identified gifted (GT) group (n = 25), and 53 students (NonGT) never identified as gifted. Analyses of variance, covariance, and chi-square tests demonstrated that upon completing high school, GT students were achieving higher, had taken more science and math courses than SPRING and NonGT students. GT students were also more likely to take college entrance exams and to go on to college than SPRING students. Career orientation differed for the two groups, with SPRING students more likely to prefer realistic or practical occupations. The effects of the program differed for the two schools involved, with one school showing more favorable self concept in high school for SPRING than GT students while the other school had both SPRING and GT higher than the NonGT students. The findings suggest the limitations of proposed alternative interventions when faced with the more powerful effects of family social and economic status and the lack of resources and opportunities in rural communities and schools. The findings also suggest the complexity of the relationship between giftedness and self concept. The study concludes with implications of the research, recommendations for effective practices and areas for future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

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